Alluvial Nexus

The Peninsula

I wanna rock you like a hurricane.

The spirits of the Five where brought low by the machinations of evil. They wandered the land as a cleansing fire, righting the wrongs of the land as they searched for the source of their contempt. This journey brought them first to the bustling city of Zephir, in which the heroes made light of an assassin’s den & continued on to troubles most dire…

You'll never see them coming.

The heroes return triumphantly, to the castle Carnak. The Queen, safely returned, calls for an assembly to honor her Knights of the Emerald Rose. Fate, it seems, is cruel. The halls of the king rain with blood as dark visages assault the peaceful ceremony of honor. Though it is said that the Five fought for 5 days and nights, only the King, the Queen & her knights survived the onslaught.

The knights, furious over such an unprovoked atrocity, vowed a sacred oath; to never find & defeat that which snuffed the fires of innocent life. So the knights journeyed off, to lands unknown to find those who had no motive, left no trace & had no name…

Go on, have a bite.

The Emerald Rose confronts two elves, one of hunch & one of pomp. Their Queen bound, their opponents rambling, The Five charge. With that a battle ensues in which many things transpire, though much is now of legend, this is known: A dwarf falls, the knight distracted, magic & bow fail & a half-bread flies.

When the dust settles, our heroes find themselves trapped in a cavern of unknown origin. To their despair, the Queen is trapped by alchemy & magic in a sleep eternal. The Emerald Rose shoulders their charge &, beyond all odds, find a way to the surface. Though they are far from home, the cunning of The Five leads them to believe they are in the lands of Orcish persuasion.

After roaming the Orcish waists, the heroes befriend a savage tribe. The tribe is dazzled by such magnificence in their presence & immediately beg to be of service to the Order of the Emerald Rose. The heroes allow the curs to help them to the River of Tears, but not before purchasing medicine & food for the Orcs from the equally magnanimous missionaries of the Seelie court.

The Roar of The Crowd!

Stumbling through the darkness, The Five find their Queen & themselves.

Thus is the legend of the Emerald Rose. Gallant, strong & bound by fate; five heroes stood before the void. Their path treacherous, their minds hazed by magic, these brave souls found their Queen in the grip of villainous machinations beyond their understanding. Though the water & earth worked against, the will of The Five remained undeterred.

Though their journey had not yet began, yet the beginnings of who comprised The Five began to unfold…